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V O L . X X I N O. V M A R C H 9 , 2 0 1 5 14 "verticals," as she prefers to call them, now comprise more than of the company's total revenues: million in , which represents a com- pounded annual growth rate since , when the three verticals generated million in revenue. e trends driving that growth have been the globaliza- tion of WEX's travel, corporate and fleet businesses, new technology driving consumer demand (such as mobile apps) and evolving payment types, such as electronic payments and virtual credit cards. "You think of life in terms of trajectory points," Smith says of the critical milestone of the com- pany's successful IPO in , a five-month effort she led as CFO of what was then called Wright P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY WEX continues to eye expansion A decade after IPO, technology is integral to global growth Wouldn't it be great if your technology actually worked when you needed it to? With BEK Inc.'s Certied Professionals and TechSentinel Managed Services — With BEK Inc.'s Certied Professionals and TechSentinel Managed Services — it can. Your Custom IT Resource Your Custom IT Resource 9 Industrial Parkway #1, Brunswick 9 Industrial Parkway #1, Brunswick 207.729.7600 | www.bekinc.net » C O N T I N U E D F R O M C O V E R Melissa Smith, WEX president and CEO, with Stephen Crowley, senior vice president of shared services and CIO, at the company's South Portland ofce. WEX Inc. 225 Gorham Road, South Portland Founded: 1983 President and CEO: Melissa Smith Products: Fleet card, travel, corporate and health payment services Employees: 2,000 worldwide, approximately 700 in Maine Revenue: $817.6 million in 2014 Contact: (207) 773-8171 www.wexinc.com